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tenebrous
[ ten-uh-bruhs ]
/ ˈtɛn ə brəs /
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adjective
dark; gloomy; obscure.
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Also te·neb·ri·ous [tuh-neb-ree-uhs]. /təˈnɛb ri əs/.
Origin of tenebrous
OTHER WORDS FROM tenebrous
ten·e·brous·ness, nounun·ten·e·brous, adjectiveWords nearby tenebrous
-tene, Tenebrae, tenebrific, tenebrionid, tenebrism, tenebrous, tenectomy, Tenedos, tenement, Tenerife, tenesmic
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British Dictionary definitions for tenebrous
tenebrous
tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs)
/ (ˈtɛnəbrəs) /
adjective
gloomy, shadowy, or dark
Derived forms of tenebrous
tenebrosity (ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ), tenebrousness or tenebriousness, nounWord Origin for tenebrous
C15: from Latin tenebrōsus from tenebrae darkness
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